Government debt in Netherlands
Government debt in Netherlands was equal to 44.7% of GDP at the end of 2025.
Netherlands, 2025
44.7%
Change from 2024
+0.7percentage points
European Union, 2025
81.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
58.9%
Position in 2025
19th of 27
Government debt in Netherlands over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.7% | 81.5% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | 80.3% |
| 2023 | 45.9% | 80.3% |
| 2022 | 48.4% | 82.3% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | 86.6% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | 79.4% |
| 2017 | 56.0% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | 84.0% |
| 2015 | 63.8% | 85.0% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | 58.9% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | 65.0% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | 67.2% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | 67.1% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | 66.8% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | 65.6% |
| 2001 | 49.5% | 65.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 44.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 63.8%, the figure has changed by −19.1 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 81.5%.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Government deficit or surplus
-1.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending
45.2%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
39.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
7.3%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
5.1%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on social protection
16.6%
2024 · Eurostat